Method of forming and using deactivation wipe kit

ABSTRACT

A hazardous drug deactivation wipe kit includes a first pouch having a one-way valve coupled to an end thereof, a second pouch, and a third pouch. The first pouch contains a wipe saturated in a hypochlorite solution, the second pouch contains a wipe saturated in thiosulfate solution, and the third pouch contains a wipe saturated in isopropyl alcohol solution. The deactivation wipe kit may be used in a clean room to deactivate most hazardous drugs on a work surface.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims the benefit of U.S. ProvisionalApplication No. 62/320,999, filed Apr. 11, 2016, whose disclosure ishereby incorporated by reference in its entirety into the presentdisclosure.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a wipe kit used for deactivation,decontamination, and disinfection or cleaning in a clean roomenvironment and a method of preparing and using the same.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A clean environment or controlled environment is a space designed,maintained, and controlled to prevent particle and microbiologicalcontamination of products. Clean environments include clean rooms andclean workspaces (such as hooded workspaces), which are collectivelyreferred to here as a clean room. Clean rooms are most commonly designedfor use in manufacturing facilities and medical research and treatmentfacilities in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and healthcareindustries, to name a few. Sterile clean room environments may beclassified under a variety of classification schemes, including theInternational Organization of Standardization (“ISO”) CleanroomStandards, whereby the highest level of sterilization is an ISO 1 cleanroom and a normal ambient air environment (no sterilization) isclassified as ISO 9.

Certain chemical compositions are used inside clean rooms including, forinstance, germicidal disinfectants such as phenols, cleaners, quaternaryammonium, peracetic acid, as well as various sporicides, such asperacetic acid, bleach, and hydrogen peroxide. The disinfectants andsporicides are used in clean rooms to disinfect clean room surfaces. Incertain clean room environments, such as those in the healthcareindustry, surfaces can become exposed to certain hazardous drugs. Inthose situations, chemicals are needed that can deactivate anddecontaminate hazardous drugs on work surfaces to reduce the risk ofoccupational exposure to technicians and other workers in the cleanroom, as well as to products or chemicals being prepared in the cleanroom. The methods of deactivating, decontaminating anddisinfecting/cleaning surfaces exposed to hazardous drugs must meet therequirements set forth in USP <800> and USP <797> set forth by the U.S.Pharmacopeial Convention (USP). Conventional methods of clean roomsterilization are lacking for this purpose because they do notadequately deactivate the hazardous drugs, but instead simply spread thedrug around on the affected surface. On the other hand, products thatmay be capable of deactivating hazardous drugs are not suitable for useinside of a classified ISO 5 clean room.

Further, the chemical compositions, which are not naturally sterile,need to be sterilized before being able to enter the clean room to avoidrisk of contamination. Such compositions can be sterilized by filtrationinside of the clean room or can be sterilized before entering the cleanroom.

To sterilize the compositions outside the clean room, the concentratedcomposition is either terminally sterilized by irradiation oraseptically processed. To terminally irradiation sterilize thecomposition, the composition is placed in a container, double bagged,and placed in a lined carton. The entire carton is then terminallysterilized by irradiation. A procedure for terminally irradiationsterilizing a composition is described, for instance, in U.S. Pat. No.6,123,900 to Vellutato, the disclosure of which is incorporated hereinby reference. Some chemicals used in a clean room, however, cannot beirradiated because of their chemical makeup and structure. For example,certain chemicals used to deactivate and decontaminate hazardous drugsin clean rooms cannot be irradiated. This creates problems forintroducing such chemicals into a clean room environment and complicatesthe sterilization process.

Accordingly, the invention is directed to a deactivation wipe kit thatimproves deactivation, decontamination, and disinfection/cleaning ofhazardous drugs from sterile surfaces in a clean room. The deactivationwipe kit of the invention is also able to be irradiated outside of theclean room environment for more efficient transfer and introduction intoa clean room.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

A more complete appreciation of the invention and many of the attendantadvantages thereof will be readily obtained as the same becomes betterunderstood by reference to the following detailed description whenconsidered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front, perspective view of the deactivation wipe kitaccording to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a front, plan view of the first pouch of the deactivation wipekit having a one-way valve according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIGS. 3A-E are perspective views of the one-way valve illustrated inFIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart outlining the steps of a method of preparing adeactivation wipe kit according to an embodiment of the invention; and

FIG. 5 is a flowchart outlining the steps of a method of using thedeactivation wipe kit according to an embodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Referring now to FIG. 1, a deactivation wipe kit 100 is illustrated. Asused more fully herein, the term “wipe kit” is used to refer to thedeactivation wipe kit 100. In one embodiment, the wipe kit 100 includesthree pouches 102, 104, 106. Each of these pouches contains a wipe thatis saturated in a different chemical used to deactivate anddecontaminate hazardous drugs in a clean room environment and disinfectthe work surface. In use, the technician applies each wipe from each ofthe pouches 102, 104, 106 in sequence to a contaminated work surface,such that the wipe in the first pouch 102 is used first, the wipe in thesecond pouch 104 is used second, and the wipe in the third pouch 106 isused last. When used in this way, the deactivation wipe kit 100deactivates, decontaminates, and disinfects/cleans most hazardous drugsfrom work environments for compounding sterile preparations, such as anISO 5 clean room, as cited by USP <800> and USP <797> set forth by theU.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP).

In one embodiment, the first pouch 102 contains a wipe that is saturatedin a 5.25% hypochlorite solution, such as sodium hypochlorite (e.g.,HYPO-CHLOR® available commercially from Veltek Associates, Inc. ofMalvern, Pa.). This composition is the primary agent that deactivatesthe hazardous drug(s). It deactivates potentially active drugs that maybe present on a compounding surface, and renders the surface safe anddecontaminated for future handlers and ensures that the compoundingpreparations are following USP <797> compounding sterile preparationsfor patient protection protocol along with USP <800> compliance forhazardous drugs (handling in healthcare settings). While the use ofsodium hypochlorite is preferred, any chemical known to deactivatehazardous drugs may be used to saturate the wipe in the first pouch 102,including, but not limited to, potassium permanganate and alkalinepotassium permanganate.

The second pouch 104 contains a wipe that is saturated in 2%thiosulfate, such as sodium thiosulfate (e.g., THIO-WIPE™ availablecommercially from Veltek Associates, Inc). In a preferred embodiment,the thiosultate is USP Grade. This composition is used in order toremove the hypochlorite solution residue from the treated work surface.The thiosulfate renders the hypochlorite, which is a corrosive material,neutral on the surface so as to maintain the surface's structure andintegrity. It also functions to decontaminate the work surface. Whilesodium thiosulfate is preferred, any chemical known to decontaminate awork surface that has been treated with hypochlorite, and which canneutralize the same, may be used. Thus, the sodium thiosulfate solutioncleans, decontaminates, and neutralizes the sodium hypochlorite solutionand previously deactivated hazardous drugs. It improves the overalllongevity of the sterile compounding equipment and stays USP <797> andUSP <800> compliant.

The third pouch 106 contains a wipe that is saturated in 70% isopropylalcohol (IPA) (e.g., ALCOH-WIPE® available commercially from VeltekAssociates, Inc.), which functions as a disinfectant. In a preferredembodiment, the IPA is USP Grade. This wipe further cleans anddisinfects the treated surface and returns the surface back to itsoriginal condition for worker safety. While IPA is preferred, anychemical known to clean and disinfect a work surface may be used,including, but not limited to, sterile water or known germicidal agentssuch as phenols, quats, peroxyacetic acid (POAA) and H₂O₂. Thus, the IPAprovides an additional measure against contaminates present on thecompounding surfaces for added protection. After deactivation of thework surface, additional disinfection is needed to maintain a critical,controlled, work environment for compounding sterile products.

All three chemicals used in each of the pouches 102, 104, 106 may beformulated with Water for Injection (WFI) and filtered at 0.2 microns.Once a surface is fully treated by all three wipes, the surface canreturn to its natural composition.

Each of the wipes contained in pouches 102, 104, 106 is preferablyformed of a non-woven, non-shedding material that is designed to beclean, have good absorption properties, and provide good surfacecoverage. The wipe should have good non-shedding properties, as fibersfrom the wipe should not be easily detached from the wipe so as to avoidcontaminating the clean room work surface. In one embodiment, the wipeof the first pouch 102 is formed of 100% polypropylene, while the wipesin the second pouch 104 and third pouch 106 are formed of 100%polyester. In this embodiment, the material of each wipe is chosen forits compatibility with the particular chemical present in each of thepouches 102, 104, 106. Each of these materials produces a fabric-likewipe that is strong, has good non-shedding particulate performance, andis compatible with the chemical in which it is saturated as well as usein a controlled environment. In one embodiment, the wipe is about 9″×12″in size such that it can treat a surface area of approximately six (6)square feet.

In one embodiment, the wipe for the first pouch 102 is a 162XL-4019, 48gauge polyester with an ALOX coating bonded to 150 (6 mil) whitepolytheylene. This particular substrate retains the active hypochlorite,though other suitable wipes can be provided. Further, this wipe materialminimizes the degradation and instability associated with hypochloritecaused by exposure to organic material. In one embodiment, a single wipeis provided in each pouch 102, 104, 106; however more than one wipe canbe provided in any or all of the pouches 102, 104, 106.

The pouches 102, 104, 106 themselves are designed as flexible packagingstructures for the wipes. The pouches 102, 104, 106 are preferablyformed of a material that provides a barrier to moisture, air and lightand has good chemical resistance so as to maintain its structuralintegrity during irradiation and when ultimately shelved in the cleanroom. In one embodiment, each pouch 102, 104, 106 is formed of amulti-layered structure comprised of layers of coated polyester, lowdensity polyethylene, aluminum foil, hydroxypropylcellulose, and/orlinear low density polyethylene. For example, the pouches 102, 104, 106can be ExpressWeb EFS174, by by Glenroy Inc., which is attached heretoand hereby incorporated by reference. When prepared into a multi-layeredstructure, these materials provide an air-tight and liquid-tight sealand are highly chemically resistant (since stability of the finishedproduct can be affected by light, oxygen and organic matter). They alsohelp to maintain the active agents in each of the chemicals so as toprolong their shelf life. Each of the pouches 102, 104, 106 preferablyincludes a notch or perforation 212, such as shown in FIG. 2 in thefirst pouch 102. The notch 212 can be formed in the side of the pouch102, 104, 106, so that the user can tear open the pouch 102, 104, 106 bypulling on the side of the pouch at the notch 212. Thus in use, thetechnician pulls the pouch along the perforation in order to tear thepouch 102, 104, 106 open to access the saturated wipe contained therein.

In order to introduce the deactivation wipe kit 100 into the clean room,it (and its contents) must first be sterilized. In one embodiment, partsof the deactivation wipe kit 100 is irradiated to avoid introducingcontaminants into the environment. The second pouch 104 and third pouch106 contain chemicals that may be terminally irradiation sterilized,such as by the methods described herein. Thus, assembled pouches 104,106 may undergo known terminally irradiation sterilization. The firstpouch 102, however, contains a chemical (i.e., sodium hypochlorite) thatcannot be terminally irradiation sterilized. As such, the first pouch102 is configured differently than the second pouch 104 and third pouch106 such that the chemical can be added after the first pouch 102 hasbeen sterilized.

As set forth in FIG. 2, the first pouch 102 is designed with a one-wayvalve 208 positioned at an end 210 thereof, and the pouch 102 contains awipe 209. This valve 208, which is more fully illustrated in FIGS. 3A-E,only allows fluids to be transferred through it in one direction. Assuch, the first pouch 102, containing only a dry wipe, may be terminallyirradiation sterilized, together with the second pouch 104 and thirdpouch 106 (each of which contain the wipe and the respective chemical).Then, when the pouches 102, 104, 106 are transferred to the clean room,the first pouch 102 may be aseptically filled with the sterilizedhypochlorite solution via the one-way valve 208 to saturate the dry wipecontained therein. The sterilized hypochlorite solution may be of anyconcentration determined suitable to one or ordinary skill in the art.For example, a hypochlorite concentration of 5.25% is used. At thispoint, the deactivation wipe kit 100 is fully ready for use in a cleanroom. The wipes contemplated for the kit may be of any conventional sizeknown in the art, exemplarily 3″×4″, 4″×6″, 9″×9″, 9″×12″, or 12″×12″.

A process of preparing the deactivation wipe kit 100 is outlined in theflow chart of FIG. 4. Each pouch 102, 104, 106 may be prepared insequence or simultaneously by different technicians. Thus, Steps 400,402, 404 can be performed sequentially or at the same time. As set forthmore fully below, each of the steps utilizes the chemicals and materialsdescribed above.

In Step 400, a dry, wipe material is placed in the first pouch 102 andhermetically sealed to form a first closed or sealed container or pouch.At this step, there are no chemicals present in the first pouch 102. Awipe saturated with a first solution, such as for example thiosulfatesolution (e.g., THIO-WIPE′), is placed in the second pouch 104 andhermetically sealed to form a second closed or sealed container orpouch, Step 402. A wipe saturated with a second solution, such as forexample 70% IPA (by concentration) (e.g., ALCOH-WIPE®), is placed in thethird pouch 106 and hermetically sealed to form a third closed or sealedcontainer or pouch, Step 404. Each of the pouches 102, 104, 106 ishermetically sealed, Step 406, to enclose the contents of each pouch. Inone embodiment, the hermetic seal is a liquid and air tight seal of thepouches 102, 104, 106, such as for example a heat seal. Though the heatsealing, Step 406, is shown as a separate step, it can be part of eachof the filling processes of Steps 400, 402, 404.

Each of the first, second and third sealed pouches 102, 104, 106 areassembled in preparation for irradiation sterilization, Step 408. One ofeach of the first, second, and third sealed pouches 102, 104, 106 areassembled together and placed in a first container such as a firstplastic bag and the first plastic bag is then hermetically sealed toform a first closed or sealed pouch enclosure, Step 410. Optionally, thefirst sealed pouch enclosure can be placed in a second container such asa second plastic bag and the second plastic bag is then hermeticallysealed to form a second closed or sealed pouch enclosure. In oneembodiment, the first and second plastic bags are a polyethylene bagthat is heat sealed. The second (or first) sealed pouch enclosure isthen placed into a plastic liner bag (e.g., a polyethylene bag) which isclosed and placed into a box or other container. The liner is thenclosed (such as by being knotted or by a fastener (tie)) and the box isclosed to form a closed package, Step 412. The box and the enclosedcontents are then terminally irradiation sterilized using knowntechniques and equipment, Step 414, and can be shipped to an irradiatorfor sterilization, to form a sterilized closed container. Theirradiation sterilizes the container and its contents, including theplastic bags, wipes, pouches, solutions.

The irradiated boxes (sterilized closed containers) are then transferredto a clean environment and the sterilized closed pouch enclosure isremoved from the plastic liner bag. The sterilized first, second andthird sealed pouches are then removed from the inner-most sealed plasticbag, Step 416. At this point, the second sealed pouch 104 and the thirdsealed pouch 106 are ready for use. However, the first sealed pouch 102must be filled with the deactivation chemical. In one embodiment, thefirst sealed pouch 102 is aseptically filled with a sterile hypochloritesolution via the one-way valve 208 inside the clean room, Step 418. Atthis step, when the first pouch 102 is filled with the solution, thesolution is allowed to saturate the dry wipe in the pouch 102, therebypreparing a saturated, hypochlorite wipe. The valve 208 may closeautomatically by virtue of its design, though other suitable valvedesigns can be provided.

Once the valve 208 is closed, the first sealed pouch 102 forms a firstclosed or sealed filled pouch that is then ready for use as well.Optionally, the first sealed filled pouch 102 can be successivelyhermetically sealed in a first container and optionally then a secondcontainer, such as plastic bags to form a first (and second) firstfilled pouch enclosure. Once the first sealed filled pouch 102 (orfirst/second filled pouch enclosure) is ready for use, it is matchedwith one of the irradiated second sealed pouch 104 and one of theirradiated third sealed pouch 106, to form the deactivation wipe kit100. Optionally, the deactivation wipe kits 100 can be successivelyhermetically heat sealed in a first container (e.g., a polyethylene bag)and optionally then a second container (e.g., a polyethylene bag), suchas plastic bags. Multiple wipe kits 100 are then placed together into acarton having a plastic liner. The plastic liner can be closed (such asby being knotted or by a fastener (tie)) and the box is closed to formthe final closed package. The box can then be shipped to the customerfor use.

Alternate processes of preparing the deactivation wipe kit 100 may alsobe performed. The drying, wiping, and placement of material in the firstpouch 102 (Step 400) may be performed before, during, or after theplacement of the thiosulfate-saturated wipe in the second pouch 104(Step 402), and before, during or after the IPA-saturated wipe is placedin the third pouch 106 (Step 404). Similarly, the placement of thethiosulfate-saturated wipe in the second pouch 104 (Step 402) and theplacement of the IPA-saturated wipe in the third pouch 106 (Step 404)may occur in any order relative to the preparation of the other pouches,as long as all three pouches 102, 104, and 106 can be prepared prior tothe step of heat sealing, if packaged together in a same box. However,the irradiated second and third pouches can be packaged together in abox separate from the first final pouch.

In addition it will further be appreciated that other suitabletechniques can be utilized to irradiation sterilize the pouches 102,104, 106. For instance, the multiple pouches 102, 104, and/or 106 can beheat sealed in the same or different individual first (and optionallysecond) plastic bags. In one embodiment, each closed pouch 102, 104, 106can be individually single/double bagged (i.e., heat sealed in a firstplastic bag (and optionally a successive second plastic bag) to formrespective first and second sealed enclosures for the first, second andthird closed pouches), then placed in a carton liner and a box andsterilized. In another embodiment, multiple first closed pouches 102 canbe heat sealed together in a first bag to form a first enclosure,multiple second closed pouches 104 can be heat sealed in a second bag toform a second enclosure, and multiple third closed pouches 106 can beheat sealed in a third bag to form a third enclosure; and the first,second and third enclosures can be placed in a liner and box andsimultaneously irradiated.

Still further, multiple first closed pouches 102 can individually besingle/double bagged and placed into a first box; multiple second closedpouches 104 can individually be single/double bagged and placed into asecond box; and multiple third pouches 106 can individually besingle/double bagged and placed into a third box. Or, multiple firstsealed pouch enclosures can be placed in a first box for irradiation,and multiple second and third pouch enclosures can be placed together ina second box for irradiation. In addition, the first and secondcontainers can be any suitable containers such as pouches, and thefirst, second and third pouches 102, 104, 106 can be any suitablecontainer.

Thus, an end user can receive a single box having multiple kits, eachkit having a first, second and third sterilized closed pouch. A methodof using the deactivation wipe kit 100 is outlined in FIG. 5. Once thebox arrives at the customer, the box and box liner are opened (e.g., ina clean room or staging area). A kit 100 can then be removed from thebox for use, and brought into the clean room. The heat sealed bag isopened and the pouches 102, 104, 106 are removed. As set forth in Step500, the first pouch 102 is opened (e.g., by tearing the perforation212) and the hypochlorite-saturated wipe is removed. The wipe is thenapplied to the contaminated work surface in order to deactivate thehazardous drug(s), Step 502. Next, the second pouch 104 is opened andthe thiosulfate-saturated wipe is removed, Step 504. The wipe is thenapplied to the work surface that has just be treated with thehypochlorite-saturated wipe, Step 506, in order to decontaminate thesurface and remove any hypochlorite residue that may still be present onthe surface. The third pouch 106 is then opened and the IPA-saturatedwipe is removed, Step 508. Lastly, the wipe is applied to the worksurface in order to disinfect and clean the surface to render it safefor use by a technician or worker, Step 510. Once each wipe is usedconsecutively on the surface, any hazardous drugs that are present aredeactivated and decontaminated and the surface is disinfected and safefor use by the technician.

Thus, multiple variations of the invention are apparent within the scopeof the present invention. The first, second and third pouches can beindividually single/double-bagged (i.e., hermetically sealed in a firstpouch and successive second pouch). Or the second and third pouches canbe single/double-bagged together for irradiation and delivery to the enduser; and either matched in a box with a double-bagged first filledpouch enclosure or boxed separately from the single/double-bagged firstfilled pouch enclosure. Still other variations are possible within thespirit and scope of the invention. For instance, the end user canreceive a first box with the first sterilized closed pouches, and asecond box with the second and third sterilized closed pouches. Inaddition, although the invention is described for use with three poucheseach having a different solution, other suitable number of pouches andsolutions can be provided, such as two or four or more.

Although this invention has been described in connection with specificforms and embodiments thereof, it will be appreciated that variousmodifications other than those discussed above may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Forexample, equivalent elements may be substituted for those specificallyshown and described, certain features may be used independently of otherfeatures, and in certain cases, particular locations of elements may bereversed or interposed, all without departing from the spirit or scopeof the invention as defined in the appended Claims.

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 28. A clean room wipe kit, comprising: a first flexiblepouch containing at least one first wipe saturated in first solution,the first solution being configured to deactivate hazardous drugs; asecond flexible pouch containing at least one second wipe saturated in asecond solution, the second solution being configured to clean,decontaminate, and neutralize the first solution; and a third flexiblepouch containing at least one third wipe saturated in a third solution,the third solution being a disinfectant, wherein the clean room wipe kitis configured for use in a controlled environment to deactivatehazardous drugs on a work surface by using the first, second, and thirdwipes of the first, second, and third flexible pouches, respectively, insequence.
 29. The clean room wipe kit of claim 28, wherein each of thefirst, second, and third flexible pouch is configured for irradiationsterilization.
 30. The clean room wipe kit of claim 28, wherein each ofthe first, second, and third flexible pouch is hermetically sealed. 31.The clean room wipe kit of claim 28, wherein the first flexible pouchincludes a one-way filling valve that is configured to permit the firstsolution to be filled into the first pouch while preventing the firstsolution from escaping the first pouch.
 32. The clean room wipe kit ofclaim 31, wherein the one-way filling valve is configured to permit thefirst pouch to be filled with the first solution after the first wipehas already been sealed in the first pouch.
 33. The clean room wipe kitof claim 28, wherein the first, second, and third solutions arechemicals that are different from one another.
 34. The clean room wipekit of claim 28, wherein the first solution is a hypochlorite solution,the second solution is a thiosulfate solution, and the third solution isan isopropyl alcohol solution.
 35. The clean room wipe kit of claim 34,wherein the hypochlorite solution is a 5.25% sodium hypochloritesolution.
 36. The clean room wipe kit of claim 34, wherein thethiosulfate solution is a 2% sodium thiosulfate solution.
 37. The cleanroom wipe kit of claim 34, wherein the isopropyl alcohol solution is a70% isopropyl alcohol solution.
 38. The clean room wipe kit of claim 28,wherein the first wipe in the first flexible pouch is formed ofpolypropylene, and the second wipe in the second flexible pouch and thethird wipe in the third flexible pouch are formed of polyester.
 39. Theclean room wipe kit of claim 28, wherein each of the first flexiblepouch, the second flexible pouch, and the third flexible pouch comprisesa perforation adjacent to an end thereof.
 40. The clean room wipe kit ofclaim 28, further comprising one or more plastic bags in which thefirst, second, and third flexible pouches can be hermetically sealed.41. The clean room wipe kit of claim 28, wherein each of the first,second, and third flexible pouches has indicia indicating the use of thefirst, second, and third wipes in sequence.
 42. The clean room wipe kitof claim 41, wherein the indicia on the first flexible pouch is thenumber one, the indicia on the second flexible pouch is the number two,and the indicia on the third flexible pouch is the number three.
 43. Aclean room wipe kit, comprising: a first sealed pouch having a one-wayfilling valve coupled to an end thereof, the first pouch containing awipe saturated in first solution, wherein the one-way filling valve isconfigured to permit the first solution to be filled into the firstpouch while preventing the first solution to escape the first pouch; anda second sealed pouch containing a wipe saturated in second solution,wherein the first solution is configured to deactivate hazardous drugsand the second solution is configured to clean, decontaminate, andneutralize the first solution.
 44. The clean room wipe kit of claim 43,wherein the first solution is a hypochlorite solution and the secondsolution is a thiosulfate solution.
 45. The clean room wipe kit of claim43, wherein the kit is configured for use in a controlled environment todeactivate hazardous drugs on a work surface by using the wipe of thefirst sealed pouch first and then using the wipe of the second sealedwipe second.
 46. The clean room wipe kit of claim 43, wherein each ofthe first and second sealed pouches has indicia indicating the use ofthe wipes of the first and second sealed pouches, respectively, insequence.
 47. The clean room wipe kit of claim 46, wherein the indiciaon the first sealed pouch is the number one and the indicia on thesecond sealed pouch is the number two.